History
A career break is usually between one month and two years long. Six months to 2 years is the most common period of time for a career break. It's also possible to take a mini career break of less than one month, which enables people to try out career break activities without committing to longer periods of time. Shorter career breaks are most popular with the over-45s.
It can take the form of a sabbatical, which can be paid or unpaid - unpaid sabbaticals are much more common. Sabbaticals were originally only offered to academics and clerics but are now being increasingly offered by companies.
A career break is not simply a period of unemployment. Career breakers usually do one or more of the following:
- Travel
- Voluntary work
- Paid work abroad
- Studying or training
- Offering palliative care
- Raising children
- Staying up-to-date with (profession related) news
- Recovering from accidents or illnesses
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